SALUTE: Dr Bhakti Yadav, first woman doctor from Indore receives Padma Shri Award at her home
INDORE: 91 year old Dr Bhakti Yadav, gynaecologist recently was conferred with a Padma Shri award by district collector P Narahari at her house.
Dr Bhakti, born on April 3, 1926 in Mahidpur town of Ujjain district, completed her primary education in Garoth town. She completed her school from Ahilya Ashram school in Indore, while staying with her uncle. Dr Bhakti completed her MBBS from MGM Medical College in 1948. She was the only woman in her batch.
She holds the honor of not only being the first woman from the city to have completed MBBS but also providing free treatment to the population of the city for the past 68 years.
Medical dialogues team earlier reported that this time, with the Padma Awards, Government of India announced the names of the unsung heroes who served for the country with their true spirit. Home ministry officials shortlisted Dr Bhakti Yadav along with the number of unsung heroes of the country. Nonogenarian Bhakti Yadav, popularly known as "Doctor Dadi" from Indore is the first woman from Indore to hold an MBBS degree. She is still working at the age of 91.
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